Uber Drivers in Denmark Must Pay Fine for Every Ride, Supreme Court Rules

Uber Drivers in Denmark Must Pay Fine for Every Ride, Supreme Court Rules
A woman uses the Uber app on a Samsung smartphone on Sept. 2, 2014. Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images
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COPENHAGEN—The Danish supreme court ratified fines given to four Uber drivers on Sept. 14— for operating illegally paving the way for similar fines on a further 1,500 drivers.

The four taxi drivers, one of whom was fined 486,500 Danish crowns ($78,060), were charged with failing to have permits and for violating a law introduced to combat Uber which imposed extra rules on taxis operating in Denmark.